1 day Jet boat to Bridge to Nowhere Lodge, canoe to Pipiriki, $125 per person min 4 people
After meeting us at the Raetihi Holiday Park, we will drive you to Pipiriki. From here you will depart by jet boat enjoy the scenery and check out the river on your tour up to the Bridge to Nowhere Lodge. Leaving the jet boat and after some paddling instructions, board your Canadian canoe or kayak. Leave the rest of the world behind and experience the peace and tranquility as you drift back down the river. Stop and explore points of interest to you. Hear the sounds of the river and the surrounding bush. Enjoy it at its unspoilt best - a part of New Zealand as it was centuries ago. We will meet you in Pipiriki at the end of your paddle and bring you back to your car in Raetihi.
Option 2
Canoe from Whakahoro, stay overnight at John Coull and jet boat to Pipiriki from Bridge to Nowhere $200 per person We will meet you at the Raetihi Holiday Park, at 8am you will be shuttled to Whakahoro. Our shuttle driver will give you paddle instruction, and send you on your way. You will see the highlights of the majestic Whanganui River with its fern-clad gorges and after a night at John Coull, you will paddle to Mangapurua (Bridge to Nowhere) Landing – gateway to the famous ‘Bridge to Nowhere’. After a walk to the Bridge, and back to the landing you will be met by jet boat and taken back down to Pipiriki where our shuttle driver will be waiting to take you to your car.
